Very true.Its when I shouldn't eat something then it became an impossible task to do.I just had to eat that which is forbidden. It's like Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden.
My two grandmothers were Victorian and Edwardian ladies living in the North East of England - they both knew that bread, biscuits, cakes and chocolate made you fat and were to be eaten as rare treats - to stay lean you ate meat and two veg and never eat late at night - both lived into their 90’s and were slim and healthy right up to the last two weeks of their lives. Why have we forgotten what they took for granted as common knowledge?
We have been brain washed by big food and big pharma. All old knowledge has been replaced with new "research" which is not real research at all because it is skewed to fit their agenda which is to make tons of money off us poor addicted people.
Iain Dennis Yep, it’s true. Everyone knew a hundred years ago and even longer that meat and fat were healthy and grains, potatoes, sugar, pastry etc weren’t good for us. We have amnesia. I’m English too, Yorkshire/Lancashire specifically.
I'm from NW England and this is so so true. My great grandparents would never have dreamed of trimming the fat off meat or wasting the lard or dripping and they certainly never drank sugar like fruit juice or soft drinks. Yet by the time I was born in the 1980s I was being raised on this crappy 'healthy' low fat high carb diet. I'm now 14lb overweight and a sugar addict and fighting it through keto and intermittent fasting so my kids don't suffer the same fate.
Apparently I didn’t have a sugar/ carb addiction, cause once I realized how toxic they are I quit cold turkey! I’m 64 and ate my fair share of junk, but I quit toxic food 4 months ago and I feel like a million bucks, lost 30 lbs, drop 3 of my 6 meds and feel like I’m 20 years younger. Thanks Dr Berry!
Back in my early 30s, so 30 some odd years ago, I started drinking those MUGS of Mt. Dew. At least one a day! It was my go to energy source. I worked hard raising a large family and loved yard work, gardening, landscaping etc. Little did I know then, it would backfire on me with extreme Hyper-insulinism, excessive weightgain and very poor health. The bromelain alone almost destroyed my thyroid gland. I think these soft drinks are a tool of Satan to slowly destroy us. Sugar and really everything we shove into our mouths done in excess, is poison to our bodies. Thankfully there are good Docs like Dr. Berry to teach us a way out. God bless you sir. ♡♡♡ I started listening to your videos back in 10/18. Started KWOE, IF, now OMAD. My body is shedding the unhealthy fat and all markers are improving. I pray I'll reach my goals in 2019. Good luck to everyone on this journey.
Sugar addiction is extremely strong, and its toxicity takes time. I am a recovering sugar addict and I still respect it. Good luck everyone. If I can do it, so can you.
Glad to hear. I can eat sugar with my sugar. Cakes pies etc….I would do about anything to break the cycle. My concern is my love of fruit. I eat fruit every day. 😢
Must hit everyone differently. My first time going keto, just getting off the couch to use the bathroom felt like running a marathon. Lasted about 3 weeks.
Alcohol and sugar addiction go hand in hand. Can't ditch one without the other. Took me 2 years of fighting this to accept that. Day 6 of being alcohol and sugar free......
Sugar addiction "may not be your fault, but it is your problem." That pretty much summarizes everything I've ever tried to communicate about the sugar habit.
@@Peachy10236 I grew up in a home where we were directly taught that white bread was food for the ducks. We lived close to a lake and fed the ducks white bread. My mother sought out every health food store and local vendor of things such as goat’s milk. At best we had lemon or orange Gatorade, never Pepsi nor Coke. Oh, that reminds me that we did have ginseng soda. Not a great substitute but close enough. When I was a teen, I practically lived at my friend’s house one summer and I literally ate half a bag of Wonder Bread by sliding out a few pieces, mashed up in my sugar loving fist, and scarfed it down in the restroom right off of her kitchen. With the increased independence that came with hanging out with her, the proximity of a convenience store in walking distance, and a few bucks from my mom, I sure enough used that money to satisfy my sugar addiction, buying French onion dip and Ruffles, soda and cookies and candy. I’m not saying don’t try to keep your kids from sugar. Just keep my experience in mind. I grew up surrounded by the best possible foods and mindset. Looking back, I think the pattern was I turned to food when I was in emotional pain. My dad died when I was six and I still remember marveling at my bad choices a year or two later, age 7-11, going to the fridge to get a tub of margarine, a butter knife, and a sleeve of saltines to eat in my room while reading a book; 😂 we didn’t have cookies, chips, nor ice cream in the house so that was the closest thing. I can’t blame my mom. She did her very best to train us to eat properly. It’s the world. You can’t avoid these things. Your kids will eventually get introduced to something sweet or starchy or comfortingly carby and depending on a kid’s emotional issues and physiology or whatever other issues affect one’s propensity toward sugar addiction, that kid will have to walk a hard road until they’re finally sick and tired of being sick and tired. That is me at age 54. Just know you did your best and that kid’s addiction or lack thereof is not necessarily all under your control.
@@carolv676 Great comment and insight. So true. I had a similar mum and a similar reaction to getting hold of sugar/carbs /junk food at other peoples houses as a growing child. Also the forbidden fruit syndrome is very enticing too.
@@carolv676 yes, the biggest thing you can do to prevent your kids developing an addiction is to work on meeting their emotional needs. We have addictions bc we’re trying to fill an empty hole inside.
Once I asked a recovering alcoholic what that addiction was like. He explained that you think about it all the time. He said he couldn’t wait to get home to have a drink. As he was talking, I realized I had the same thing with ice cream. Of the seven indications of sugar addiction that you mentioned, I have six. I cannot resist it if it is in the fridge. So I’m starting my journey. By watching your videos every day, I get the daily reminder that I need. Thank you for the mission you are on to get us well.
I worked at a grocery store and noticed that in the evening lots of people would come in and buy either Ice Cream or alcohol and it occured to me they were two side of the same coin.
@Violett Fem _"Not YET ;)"_ I've been consuming a 10lb bag of sugar in about 3 1/2 weeks for more than 4 years. *ZERO* ill effects. As a matter of fact, I couldn't do what I do without sugar.
@@nathanwoodruff9422 Have you tried to stop eating sugar and see what might happen ? Many of the ill effects of sugar are not seen or felt for many years. The build up of visceral fat (fat around/inside vital organs) and the damage on blood vessels are only manifested when damaged has already occurred (heart attacks, sight impairment, hypertension, kidney failure) . Hence why diabetes if poorly control (persistent high sugar levels in blood) is sometimes call the silent killer.
Grew up in the UK ... lots of sugar in my childhood, as an adult I continued ...until I developed diabetes last year ... I found Dr Berry ... within 3 months of being on Keto and not taking in sugars .. I no longer have diabetes ... Thanks Dr Berry x
When I started Keto and was still craving sweets someone suggested having a few olives. I bought a jar of little green manzanilla olives - zero carbs - and it really nipped the sweet craving in the bud. I never would have thought so, but it worked.
Could this be because of the salt in them? It's my understanding that, when eating a keto diet, it is challenging to maintain proper sodium/mineral levels, and that causes cravings.
@@chrishnah Pickles help, too. I’ve always craved something sweet after a meal, or just whenever. If I have a dill pickle (no sugar added) it kicks the craving away - at least for a while. Curing cravings takes time. But little things to get us through are helpful.
As a diabetic I gave up bread, rice, pasta, sweets years ago. But I continued to eat an apple &/or orange each day. 2 hours after dinner I craved salty snacks like chips. Went ketovore/carnivore & stopped eating fruit and most vegetables. Those cravings soon stopped & I lost over 80 pounds so far. I'M A CARB ADDICT IN RECOVERY, THANKS TO DR BERRY.
I had myself a sugar binge over the weekend. I'm starting to think this really is an addiction; I know what it does to me, I want to stop, but I keep binging again. Perfect timing.
@@candicefamber5434 healthy keto, push the healthy fats, lots of keto-aide (water with Himalayan pink salt, NoSalt (potassium chloride) and lemon juice and/or apple cider vinegar) All the salad you can stand. Dr. Berg recommends 7-10 cups daily.
I am a recovering sugar addict. I never had a problem with breads, chips, pasta etc, it was always the sweet stuff. I hid candy, cookies, cupcakes, stole candy from my kids at Halloween, I would go to a cupcake place and pay cash just in case my husband looked at our account online. I totally had the obsessive thoughts about sugar, thinking about getting my next fix. By the grace of God I never weighed 300lbs. I’ve gone cold turkey off of sweets a few times and every time I did, for the first couple days I would break out in a cold sweat a few times each day and would get dizzy, and I also had horrible headaches for about 4-5 days. I did keto for a few months but still struggled with my sugar addiction, it wasn’t until I went carnivore that my obsessive thoughts about sugar went away. I certainly don’t struggle with it now like I used to, however now, if I eat something sweet, even just a bite, my brain freaks out and wants to eat the whole container of whatever sweets I just ate. The struggle and the addiction to sugar is so real!!
Cindy Actually, the science is in that breads and pasta....any overly processed powder will light up the dopamine in your brain. All of the carbs are the same as sugar. Abstinence from both flour and sugar are the key One day at a time! I have not had either in over 2 years
True, but I was always able to say no to breads. Couldn’t say not to the sweets. I haven’t had bread, pasta, rice, etc since July of last year and don’t miss it :) sweets on the other hand....
Thank you for sharing your story Cindy! There are so many people out there struggling in the same way. Keep going - it sounds like you are moving in the right direction! Blessings to you and your continued improvement.
It's mind-blowing to think that people don't realize that sugar can be highly addictive! I have tried to give it up for years, and I finally have broken free from my cravings, thankfully. Yes, I hid it from my husband and felt guilty every time. I also acted like a crazed crack addict when I was stressed out. I am *finally* free of my addiction!
Withdrawal symptoms start at 10:00. Dealing with a sugar addiction starts at 12:00. Step 1: Know you have an addiction, know how much sugar and carbs foods have Step 2: Stay full, ie satiated on protein and healthy fats. Eat a LCHF or keto or carnivore diet. Step 3: Do things that stimulate dopamine production in your brain. Run, sex, walk, hug Step 4: Clean out your kitchen. Get rid of all the sweets and high or processed carbs. Even milk. Step 5: Admit you are a sugar addict to others. Get them to help, don't bring me pie, cake, etc. Step 6: Make a plan to cut your sugar consumption. Do better today than you did yesterday. Step 7: Get plenty of sun and sleep. Step 8: Deal with other addictions too - smoking, alcohol, etc.
Thx for posting this, it took a bit to scroll thru comments to find that someone posted the recap of this video. I like to take snapshots of recaps to help remember.
An elderly doctor helped me to stop all that immediately when he told me, “It’s not whether or not you are going to have a heart attack or stroke. It’s whether you will have a heart attack or stroke before you get to your car when you leave here.” HbA1C = 12.9 Triglycerides >800 HDL = 14 Stopping was easy after that. That did it for me. Thanks doc.
WOOOOAAAAHHH! Update us on your levels now that you’re trying to eliminate sugar. My hbA1c 5.9, triglycerides 233, HDL 49 6 mos ago A week ago 5.5, 96( ya baby!) 51.
When I quit sugar. I had shakes and heart palpitations... scared the crap out of me but a tsp of salt in a shot of water took it away in 5 to 10 min. Wish I would have known that trick before I quit cold turkey... no one online talks about that enough in detail to prepare others. After that is was smooth sailing and my arthritis is gone, it's gone, gurd gone and replaced with tons of energy! Love it!
Thank you for your comment. I've heard about headaches and fatigue, but not much about heart palpitations which led me to give up the last time I tried. I'm doing some things differently this time so hopefully I'll be able to stick through the withdrawal and feel the benefits!
You can tell that you are addicted to sugar if your response to the idea of not eating carbs is "I can't give up ... x". When we are unable to consider the idea of giving up bread, pasta, and rice, that is an indication of an addiction. Most of my clients struggle with giving up bread, not ice cream. Interestingly, as adults, we often limit the fun carbs but give ourselves unlimited access to the grains and starchy vegetables. We have been taught that grains, vegetables, and fruit are healthy. To now learn that, not only are they unhealthy but also habit forming is extremely troubling. This idea contributes to the fact that it takes many people that need this information a long time to accept it. I'm happy Dr. Berry put out this video because it helps solidify the fact that our mental health and physical health come together to create our overall feeling of well being.
Update: I've been doing the ketovore diet the last few weeks with various degrees of success and I think I'm finally getting fat adapted because I've noticed I don't crave sugar so much anymore. Sometimes not at all. Never thought I'd be saying that but it's true!
You’re absolutely right. Trash food is everywhere and so easy to fail at keto. I want to make this last. Just have to try to stay motivated and disciplined.
Keto diet got rid of my severe sugar addiction. I couldn’t believe it but it did. Maybe adding intermittent fasting 16 hours a day. I have hid sweets many times from by family.
As a recovering addict I have been saying this is an addiction for the longest time ! Thank you for speaking on this ! It needs to be said more often !
Hello. My name is Pamela, and I am a sugar addict.........I am weak, weak, weak!!! Thank you, Dr. Ken, you rock (even if I do not want to hear it!!) :)
It may be an addiction if you say I can quit it any time I like, but I choose not to. The addiction will give you all sorts of reasons to not stop it's use. The state of denial is large and powerful. I quit alcohol in 1978, tobacco in 1988, sugar in 2018. I have no regrets about stopping any of it.
6 for 6. I was very aware that I was a sugar addict, but this was like whoa 🤯🤯🤯 I have successfully followed Keto since 7/1/2018 and lost 143.2 during this time. I have had some setbacks and probably got a years worth of sugar in carbs and refined sugars in each cheat day as I am also a compulsive binge eater. Interestingly this is how I knew I was a carb addict. One month or more into keto heavier on fat and meat than the veg, I am barely even hungry. The instant I eat bread, pasta, icecream, cake etc. I become a compulsive eating machine. Loved this video and I believe it is very helpful. Many people pooh-pooh me when I say it is a mental and physiological disorder. But I know the truth 😣
Getting over my sugar addiction was/is super hard. I would feel extremely hungry, shaky and desperate for food. Rather than give in to my sweet cravings, I would shove a slice of turkey and cheese into my mouth, or eat some steak, or eggs. I was having to eat sooooo often to keep the feeling of starvation down, and to keep myself from feeling like I was starving, but within a week or so, that starts to go away. Suddenly I'm able to fast for 20h a day and feel great, sleep like a baby, have a ton of energy, never think of sweets, or very rarely and not crave them, even thinking about them would make me feel sick. During the worst of it, I would definitely hide sweets, or eat them quickly before anyone else came home, or go to the drugstore for a few things I needed and come out with a pile of sweets I swear I don't even remember picking up. People laugh when I tell them I have a problem with it. They literally laugh in my face. Few people think this is an actual problem because it's "socially acceptable", unlike doing a big line of cocaine at work, or something. I struggle to keep it going for long periods of time, though. I will do well or a month or two and then I find myself making an excuse to eat it. Oh my coworkers baked something or oooh this thing I love is on sale for so cheap. I had a rough week and weekend and have spent the day back at square one feeling like crap, feeling starving, constantly shoving healthy snacks into my mouth to distract myself and kicking myself for ruining the excellent streak I was on. I think part of that comes from seeing the lbs melt away when I first stop and after a few weeks, or a month or so, it plateaus and my mind automatically thinks - Well if I'm eating healthy and exercising but no more weight is coming off, I may as well eat whatever I want. I need to work on that but since no one thinks it's a thing, it's very hard to find support when you're struggling. Drugs and alcohol, even shopping, no problem, there are a million rehab facilities and programs designed to help. Sugar - You're on your own
I hear exactly what you are saying and the struggle is real - abstain or be out of control!! I can say however, the longer I am without sugar the more sweet smelling sweets/treats smell sickening, but I still dream of cake.
I realize your comment is 2 yrs ago, and I hope you are doing well. I agree about the lack of rehab centers for quitting sugar AND smoking. These are drugs too. It would be great if we could go away somewhere for 3 or 4 weeks and learn how to have a ‘normal’ day without the drug.
@@cblocker3149 For me, the monk fruit erythritol blend tastes so much better and is so much healthier than Splenda. I couldn't give up sugar without it. Cheers!
Yes even if you do not do illegal drugs,one will be on medication for diabetes,hypertension,and a host of other life style diseases. Once you get on these medications,you have another issue.
Right you are! Kids start young and next is Alcohol is high sugar and I firmly believe that’s the start of alcohol problems. I gave up alcohol a whole lot easier than sugar and still struggling.
Broke up with sugar Jan 14, 2022 and started a KETO lifestyle. Down 21 lbs- feel so much better!! Improvements in many areas: mood, sleep, gums, energy, skin. Thank you so much, Dr. Berry for sharing information that is changing lives.
Your timing is perfect. Been on keto for just over a year and been doing IF OMAD/WARRIOR the whole time.. but.. for the last month I have fallen in to a sugar hole and every day I keep saying tomorrow no more sugar and yet I fond myself saying the same thing every day all the while LITERALLY stuffing myseof with sugar, chips ans bread.. I know why this happens I know how to prevent it and I KNOW how easy it is to stay off but once I'm in the sugar train it's like my body is saying not a single F is given just eat away. Your video happened to come out on the first day of my return to keto and IF and it's just the kick in the nads I need to remind myself why I'm doing this. I lost 52lbs in one year I'm not about to go back! Cheers and power to all who unnecessarily crave sugar!
BaQu82 Your story sounds just like mine. Been on keto for a year, lost 50 lbs. and slowly went off it over the holidays. Kept saying I’m going to back to keto. And yesterday I recommitted myself to go off sugar. Good luck to you! Be strong!
@@jennacjohnson1969 You too m8! I mean if sometimes in life we need a break from being super heaöthy I get it. The risk here is atleast for me that I don't just jump off the train for a bit, I destroy the whole train station. Just have to remember that being on keto is easy, getting to keto from a sugar state is not.. So bite down on a few hard days.
This happened to me as well. It's a struggle. When we quit over and over again our resolve becomes stronger. It's true, Dr. Andrew Wheil talked about it on Joe Rogans podcast. It's true. It will happen, just keep trying and eventually it'll stick!😊
Watching this at 12 am after going to a gas station to get a snack. Yet somehow didn’t have time to go to the gym. This video is exactly what I needed. Thanks doc.
Something I didn't see mentioned in the video is the need for more salt when you totally cut out the sugar. Ingesting additional salt takes away the withdrawal symptoms and helps with cravings. I am sugar addict and have been for a long time. Only recently have I have begun to deal with it. Thanks, Dr. Berry, for all your informative videos.
WOW Dr Berry. It works!!! I’ve done every diet in the world and remained 100 lbs over weight. I was always SUPER hungry even on keto. I went hard core straight meat and eggs only I stuffed myself once a day and then went 23 hours before eating again the first week was a little tough then something happened and I have no hunger or cravings at all it’s crazy. I feel so empowered and in control. I have Always been consumed with thoughts of food and now I have to remind myself to eat my one meal and that meal has gotten much smaller and needless to say the weight is dropping off and lm feeling GREAT!! Thank You so much Doc Berry. You are saving lives.
woke up this morning... my eyes are on point,,, while i eat my 2 eggs doused in butter with 3 slices of bacon... week 9 hoping fat adaptation comes soon.... only carbs i eat now are vegetables.... f a carb
I am in my second week on hardcore keto and intermitted fasting 18/6, as a sugar addict and pre-diabetic and I just starts too get a little better, but I am miles away from being fat adapted.
@@Kris-bb8py It takes 6 weeks to start to become fat adapted, but your body gets more adapted over time. It took me 9 months to get totally fat adapted.
I love this!! I met an MD in France in 2000 who verified then what you are saying now...the french breakfast is sugar and caffeine. I was trying to save meat from supper to have for breakfast. My host was ridiculing me. His best friend was an MD so I asked him and he agreed, the bread is sugar. His friend was shocked. I asked, can a whole country have a personality based on what they eat? He said, of course. The french blood sugar crash (IMHO) gives rise to the french ...(arguments, polemics and disputes give adrenal energy because they are low after the hypoglycemic crash). I call it the " second french disease". It is romanticised because of croissants and the continental breakfast. They start the day with carbs and coffee...there is nothing romantic about a blood sugar crash.
Well, it looks like I was a sugar addict, but not from sweets themselves. December 2023 I dumped all the things you mentioned at a food donation center and never looked back. Feeling so much better today. Thank you for creating these informative videos.
Lost 85 pounds on keto in 6 months. After hitting 316 lbs and next surgery could no longer work out had to do something. After 6 months with great success I tried eating carbs again and started craving. Gained 30 lbs back and realized I am a sugar addict even though I don't eat that many sweets. Thank you dr. Barry you were the one that got me on track with these videos.
I quit cold turkey! Then I binged! Then I quit and so on..... it's an everyday battle! I've been keto/carnivore since July/18 and the battle is real! Thanks for the tips!!!
Same here. Started keto last year but like once a month I for some reason binge eat on junk. Then I feel like crap for a couple days. I still don't know why I binge the junk. I guess not meal/treat prepping!
I actually broke into a sweat watching this - I have such a sugar addiction....when I cut out sugar/bread as I've often done, I actually suffer from depression....seems to be a painful cycle....
It's been 1 year with this sugar/binge addiction. It's horrible man. I've tried to quit so many times. It developed because of constant dieting for fitness. Most I've gone Is about 6-7 days. I will beat it today
Daughter & grands moved in , with all the junk food . 2 weeks of wrong eating & gaining weight & feeling bad! So hard right now but trying today to ignore the junk food & not live stressed 😩 pray for me 😝
“It may not be your fault, but it is your problem”. This statement, if taken to heart and acted upon, would completely change the face of this country and maybe the world.
I don't smoke, drink, gamble or anything like that. However up until recently I would drink a full 2 liter of root beer a day. I learned one 2 liter of root has almost half a pound of sugar. I was drinking AT LEAST half a pound of sugar in one day, not including what I ate. It's very clear to me that I am a sugar addict.
Thank you so much. I'll send this to people I'm helping. I'm in recovery from alcoholism and now it grieves me that when new people come to AA they're encouraged to eat sugary things to deal with the craving for alcohol (which as we know, is sugar!).
@Jacky Glasgow I’m a friend of Bill Wilson to. I’m Keto and have been for months and it’s fantastic. 6 years sober btw. However they have to deal with the alcoholism first as it will kill them first. When it comes to addiction deal with what’s going to kill you first. For me that’s alcohol, drugs, sex, diet then exercise, in that order. Once you find away to overcome alcohol you can do ANY good thing you want too. Well done on your recovery and God bless.
Maybe for some inAA eating a little sugar is the lesser of the two evils, give them some leeway, iwould not be too legalistic at the beginning of sobriety. God bless 💖🇦🇺
Yes. in AA we (some of us) are told to carry around a bag of jelly beans and it's worth the loss of teeth and getting fat as long as you get over the alcohol addiction. Now, many of us are toothless and fat as hell. Lose one addiction and onto another.
I just spoke to one of my husband's patients, about his wife; and I gave him your name to look up. He surprised me by telling me that his wife has an appointment with you. She has had it for three months now. Awesome! I told him I was jealous! I'm an RN, my husband is an osteopathic family physician; I am a walking example that the Keto way of life works, and I tell anyone who wants to know about it; yes, in his office. Patients comment about my success, and my husband is proud of me. My husband has cut carbs, he never was a sugar addict, and he is at a healthy weight, but he's still mostly old school. - Rose
@KenDBerryMD, I needed this message more than ever today. I'm down 68 lbs. thanks to keto, but nose dived into all things sugar at Easter and needed to remember my addiction. Cold 🦃 time.
Oh my word... you are right about sugar addiction.. and where sugar hides... My husband use to hide candy everywhere and was much like a dog with a bone. My adult children have similar traits... I use to laugh about my husband's behaviour but now realize he was suffering from an addiction.... thank you for your straight talk about sugar!
As one who gave up bacon/pork after my best friend died from an antibiotic resistant bacteria, sometimes you miss it. But, when I’ve accidentally gotten it at a restaurant, it doesn’t taste anything like I remember. Sugar withdrawal was REALLY TOUGH!!! Painful! My doc said it was because the bacteria that feed on the sugars were dying.
Thank you! Thank you for taking the shame and taboo out of sugar addiction. Thank you. My favorite part was "it may not be your fault, but it is your problem." Most people laugh at me and tell me sugar addiction isn't real. That's a lie. My friend is a recovering alcoholic and we have the same emotions and problems. We talk about and through it all the time. So again, thank you.
Hi! My name is Janice and I am a sugar addict! I got control of it by cutting out large groups of no-no foods at a time. Like anything with white flour in it, was thrown out and not brought back into the house. I didn't know what I was doing. I just knew that the more I tried to lose weight, the more I gained. I knew white flour was bad. The thing was, I didn't substitute the thrown out stuff with a bread made out of something "healthier" than white flour. Doing that stopped the weight increase and I saw a little decrease in weight. It did take about a month to get a grip on not having white flour. Then I gave up my soda pop, Pepsi, Sprite, whatever you want to call it. It was always "diet" "zero calorie" but I knew I was addicted to it so out that went and I lost more weight. Then I tackled fruits and veggies, condiments. I got better educated by these videos and other information and ended up losing 100 pounds, 12 more to go. I also quit smoking 6 years ago. I know I get easily addicted to just about anything so I'm taking better care of myself.
I've been in the carnivore diet for 3 weeks now and I stopped craving carbs and sugar a couple of days ago; the beautiful thing about it was that I was actually aware of it when it happened!
ketogenic diet two years, off of insulin and pills. two months into it, it was like what I loved the most- say an apple fritter- was no longer metaphorically in front of me, it was down the hall behind a glass window. It was there, but I no longer craved it or wanted to 'cave" and eat it. Most amazing thing ever. I never thought that was something that could happen.
I have been a sugar addict, since childhood. Keto helped me kick it and I lost 18 lbs. But sugar creeps back. I've gained back 5lbs and I'm certain it's the sugar creep. Good to see this video and renew my resolve to not be a sugar addict!
Thank you for this information. I am just starting my Keto journey.I had a RNY bypass 2 1/2 years ago I lost 150 lbs to stabilize at 150. Recently, I noticed I had 15lbs creep up on the scale. I am never going back to what I was before. So I started watching your channel and learning about Keto after RNY. Thank you for all this reliable information from a trusted source. PS. I do hide my bacon, other wise my 7 and 10 year old will eat it all before I can eat my portion.
I am 100% an addict. I used to pride myself on the fact that I have no addictions (smoking, alcohol, drugs, etc.) That went out the window in the recent past when I recognized my inability to forgo the chips, pasta, and candy (and rice, and potatoes, and corn, and beans, and...). Even now, being keto for months, I still cling to having 'keto breaks' scheduled out into the future to get past the weak moments. Testing helps me. It takes DAYS to get back to the numbers I want after just one cheat. It's frustrating. So when I feel myself wanting to give in, I pull up that feeling of frustration as a deterrent.
@@joane8651 please STOP drinking ANY soda ! It's really killing you. I used to drink way too much diet Pepsi then realized this is killing me and I want to watch my daughter's grow old with me. You must stop spiking Insulin with ANY type of Sugar or carbohydrate. Taking magnesium and potassium supplements helped lessen some of my cravings. Check Dr. Eric Berg on RUclips. Go Keto and intermittent fasting !
Currently 3 months deep in keto lifestyle. Had suger over our last holiday break and has taken 2 weeks to kick the sugar. Now, I know I can't touch it. One bite leads to 50 bites. NOT WORTH IT! Live and learn...right?!
I'm definitely addicted to sugar. I've been trying to wean myself off but I'm a procrastinator. Cold turkey, with bacon, will be my best bet. I haven't been in ketosis yet, but I certainly feel better when I haven't had carbs in a day or two. I don't feel bloated and tired until I cave to the carbs. That, however, is what I use to avoid eating them. It's how I stopped drinkin a couple years ago. It's how I stopped smoking about 3 weeks ago. I understand that those things will make me feel like crap and I avoid them. Garbage in, garbage out. It bears repeating. Thank you, Dr. Berry, for your dedication to truly helping the populace know the truth about food and how it all works.
The thing is from my experience when you tell people that, they somehow will sabotage your good intentions. So the best thing is slowly learning to say no more often. Practice makes perfect.
My friend told me about this video & I thought I was a sugar addict. I don’t like sweets, I like chips, my sandwiches are made with sourdough bread & protein, love all kinds of food, drink tea all day (my 1st cup with sea salt, apple cider vinegar & 1/2 squeezed lemon), but I answered NO to all of the questions pertaining to having a sugar addiction🤔. I sleep well, outside most of the day. I’m 5’1”, about 83lbs, senior citizen. Haven’t seen a Dr. since my mid 20’s, except when I broke my collar bone in 2019. (Oh & in my 30’s for a work related injury, dog bite). I never filled my prescription medication, only took CBD oil, the Dr. & nurses took pics of my cbd oil for their family members to get them off of their prescription drugs.. I drink about 6 beers a night & smoke about a pack a day. I have your book & enjoy your videos ❤️. So am I a freak😬🤷♀️.
Completing a year of keto and cutting out the sugar was a big deal now on a carnivore lifestyle and continuing to fixing the years of damage that all the things in life that caused the damage and moving forward to feeling the best that I've ever felt in my life. These videos are priceless to help everyone get a real understanding of what is really going on inside things you can't physicaly see with your eyes.
I did carnivor for 3 weeks to support a loved one. I am 1 year postpartum and have been horribly depressed since giving birth. The depression cleared. Then I had a cake today and it all came back within the hour. I wish someone had told me this sooner. I might have been a better mom.
"It may not be your fault, but it IS your problem"~ seriously strong statement. Also, a statement that helps folks narrow it down to personal responsibility- which is always a good thing, because it also gives back control, & who doesn't want to be in control? =) We realize it's for each of us to tackle our problems, w/ proper supports & tools, & we then get to enjoy the 'rewards' that come with having overcome said problem. It's awesome. *Also, super important to remind people that "ALL CARBS end up as sugar forms". Really appreciate this being emphasized.
Yes, sugar makes us happy. I have realized that I replaced love and affection of my parents with sugar. It was the only ‘sweatiness’, in my life. Great video!!!!! ❤️
Heres some sticker shock for ya: I didnt believe I was a sugar addict until last night when I went to make a giant salad. There was fructose (and soy oil) in the pickle relish, canned tomatos, yogurt dressing, and even the balsamic vinegar! All these years, I casually assumed that sugar was NOT my problem. It was a REVELATION.
Hello Dr Berry. Six out of six. Please pray for me. Tip #3 should be #2. Instead of telling your loved ones that you are "trying|" to give up sugar it would be more positive to tell them that you no longer eat foods containing sugar anymore.
Thank you Dr. Berry! I was a sugar addict (and probably still am), went keto and bam! No more cravings. That helped my A LOT while losing 45kg. Dr. Berry, would you please do *a video about keto diet and parkinson's disease* ? I hear it is very useful indeed, and I was hoping to have your point of view on that!
i just started watching your videos after i felt the symptoms of diabetic.. and im so happy that a people like you are willing to help us .. thank you so much
Thanks doctor Berry for sharing this vital message about sugar addiction! I've been in remission with alcohol for the past 32 years. Now I'm battling a serious sugar addiction! I wake up during the wee hours of the night with craving so bad I have to get out of bed and find sugar in any source! I've recently been diagnosed with fatty liver disease and I want to get off the sugar in all forms including carbs. My doctor doesn't have a clue how to help me so I can help myself!!! I just watch your video TWICE and took notes! I'm going to follow your advice starting this very second! Thank you for sharing how to begin this new journey!!! I'm headed to my kitchen to start the disposal process!
I'm so glad I watched this. It makes me feel so much better that I know how to beat this. Everything you said is the truth. Everything. I saw a lot of what I struggle with and the Keto diet has shown me that I was a sugar addict. Sugar addiction is very real.
The hard part is changing your thinking from carbs are required in every meal to carbs are a once in a while occurrence. It’s also hard to understand that sugar addiction is real because no one believes you, everyone eats sugar it’s part of the culture and even medical practice. I’m currently weaning down from carbs in every meal to lower carbs and it is tough. But I’m gonna keep going because I am so sick and tired of being overweight and constantly feeling awful. I’ve tried a few times before and failed over and over again. But when I’m eating sugar I feel insane. Up and down and sugar high and sugar crash every damn day. Honestly, I don’t know how people just live on the sugar rollercoaster like it’s normal. It’s crazy, we are not supposed to feel like that. Glad I’ve found this channel! Thank you!🙏🏼
Hi, My name is Monica and I'm a sugar addict! It's been 35 days since my last fix, and I'm down 17 pounds!!!
💪💪💪💪👏👏👏👏
Love this!
Hello Monica. Welcome.
Great Job
Congratulations. You rock!😊
Never suffered from sugar addiction... until I tried to quit.
Very true.Its when I shouldn't eat something then it became an impossible task to do.I just had to eat that which is forbidden. It's like Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden.
Its 2024 and no one is eating bacon or ribeye's except the elite
😂😂😂
My two grandmothers were Victorian and Edwardian ladies living in the North East of England - they both knew that bread, biscuits, cakes and chocolate made you fat and were to be eaten as rare treats - to stay lean you ate meat and two veg and never eat late at night - both lived into their 90’s and were slim and healthy right up to the last two weeks of their lives. Why have we forgotten what they took for granted as common knowledge?
We have been brain washed by big food and big pharma. All old knowledge has been replaced with new "research" which is not real research at all because it is skewed to fit their agenda which is to make tons of money off us poor addicted people.
Dr berry, I love your videos. I love old fashioned oat meal, it has no sugar, is this a bad thing to eat?
@@evagosselin5434 no oats or grains
Iain Dennis Yep, it’s true. Everyone knew a hundred years ago and even longer that meat and fat were healthy and grains, potatoes, sugar, pastry etc weren’t good for us. We have amnesia. I’m English too, Yorkshire/Lancashire specifically.
I'm from NW England and this is so so true. My great grandparents would never have dreamed of trimming the fat off meat or wasting the lard or dripping and they certainly never drank sugar like fruit juice or soft drinks. Yet by the time I was born in the 1980s I was being raised on this crappy 'healthy' low fat high carb diet. I'm now 14lb overweight and a sugar addict and fighting it through keto and intermittent fasting so my kids don't suffer the same fate.
Apparently I didn’t have a sugar/ carb addiction, cause once I realized how toxic they are I quit cold turkey! I’m 64 and ate my fair share of junk, but I quit toxic food 4 months ago and I feel like a million bucks, lost 30 lbs, drop 3 of my 6 meds and feel like I’m 20 years younger. Thanks Dr Berry!
God Bless you!
6 months now, no sugar. 70 lbs of fat GONE! *** An update for you. 9 month on Keto = 92 lbs gone!!! Wahoo!
Nancy Archibald You deserve massive CONGRATULATIONS! Wow very impressive!
Wow, Congratulations!!!! You inspired me!
You inspires me to try harder
Back in my early 30s, so 30 some odd years ago, I started drinking those MUGS of Mt. Dew. At least one a day! It was my go to energy source. I worked hard raising a large family and loved yard work, gardening, landscaping etc. Little did I know then, it would backfire on me with extreme Hyper-insulinism, excessive weightgain and very poor health. The bromelain alone almost destroyed my thyroid gland. I think these soft drinks are a tool of Satan to slowly destroy us. Sugar and really everything we shove into our mouths done in excess, is poison to our bodies. Thankfully there are good Docs like Dr. Berry to teach us a way out. God bless you sir. ♡♡♡ I started listening to your videos back in 10/18. Started KWOE, IF, now OMAD. My body is shedding the unhealthy fat and all markers are improving. I pray I'll reach my goals in 2019. Good luck to everyone on this journey.
@@nancyarchibald9095 You - go - girl!
Sugar addiction is extremely strong, and its toxicity takes time. I am a recovering sugar addict and I still respect it. Good luck everyone. If I can do it, so can you.
Glad to hear. I can eat sugar with my sugar. Cakes pies etc….I would do about anything to break the cycle. My concern is my love of fruit. I eat fruit every day. 😢
I dont know about that. It's lifelong.
Sugar addiction is real. When I first started keto I felt like a crackhead. I felt drunk without it. Sugar is evil 😈
I thought I was the only one who felt that way. Thank you for sharing. I really was loopy.
I felt like I was in a drunkard haze too YUCK
Must hit everyone differently. My first time going keto, just getting off the couch to use the bathroom felt like running a marathon. Lasted about 3 weeks.
i feel this way if i consume sugar.
You're not alone!!
Alcohol and sugar addiction go hand in hand. Can't ditch one without the other. Took me 2 years of fighting this to accept that. Day 6 of being alcohol and sugar free......
Sugar addiction "may not be your fault, but it is your problem." That pretty much summarizes everything I've ever tried to communicate about the sugar habit.
it pretty much sums up life in general.
That is why I'm trying to avoid giving my children sugary foods so that when they get older they aren't struggling to let it go like I Do.
@@Peachy10236 I grew up in a home where we were directly taught that white bread was food for the ducks. We lived close to a lake and fed the ducks white bread. My mother sought out every health food store and local vendor of things such as goat’s milk. At best we had lemon or orange Gatorade, never Pepsi nor Coke. Oh, that reminds me that we did have ginseng soda. Not a great substitute but close enough. When I was a teen, I practically lived at my friend’s house one summer and I literally ate half a bag of Wonder Bread by sliding out a few pieces, mashed up in my sugar loving fist, and scarfed it down in the restroom right off of her kitchen. With the increased independence that came with hanging out with her, the proximity of a convenience store in walking distance, and a few bucks from my mom, I sure enough used that money to satisfy my sugar addiction, buying French onion dip and Ruffles, soda and cookies and candy.
I’m not saying don’t try to keep your kids from sugar. Just keep my experience in mind. I grew up surrounded by the best possible foods and mindset. Looking back, I think the pattern was I turned to food when I was in emotional pain. My dad died when I was six and I still remember marveling at my bad choices a year or two later, age 7-11, going to the fridge to get a tub of margarine, a butter knife, and a sleeve of saltines to eat in my room while reading a book; 😂 we didn’t have cookies, chips, nor ice cream in the house so that was the closest thing.
I can’t blame my mom. She did her very best to train us to eat properly. It’s the world. You can’t avoid these things. Your kids will eventually get introduced to something sweet or starchy or comfortingly carby and depending on a kid’s emotional issues and physiology or whatever other issues affect one’s propensity toward sugar addiction, that kid will have to walk a hard road until they’re finally sick and tired of being sick and tired. That is me at age 54.
Just know you did your best and that kid’s addiction or lack thereof is not necessarily all under your control.
@@carolv676 Great comment and insight. So true. I had a similar mum and a similar reaction to getting hold of sugar/carbs /junk food at other peoples houses as a growing child. Also the forbidden fruit syndrome is very enticing too.
@@carolv676 yes, the biggest thing you can do to prevent your kids developing an addiction is to work on meeting their emotional needs. We have addictions bc we’re trying to fill an empty hole inside.
Once I asked a recovering alcoholic what that addiction was like. He explained that you think about it all the time. He said he couldn’t wait to get home to have a drink. As he was talking, I realized I had the same thing with ice cream. Of the seven indications of sugar addiction that you mentioned, I have six. I cannot resist it if it is in the fridge. So I’m starting my journey. By watching your videos every day, I get the daily reminder that I need. Thank you for the mission you are on to get us well.
I worked at a grocery store and noticed that in the evening lots of people would come in and buy either Ice Cream or alcohol and it occured to me they were two side of the same coin.
Same
The people who thumbs downed this video are in denial about their sugar addiction 🤣🤣🤣
They just found out that they can’t use tobacco products or drink their way into keto diet...😬😵🤐
Or just tired of him talking so long instead of getting to the point
@@Caleb_Mandrake872 Or that there are people that consume sugar and have been doing it for years and have none of the ill effect this guy talks about.
@Violett Fem _"Not YET ;)"_ I've been consuming a 10lb bag of sugar in about 3 1/2 weeks for more than 4 years. *ZERO* ill effects. As a matter of fact, I couldn't do what I do without sugar.
@@nathanwoodruff9422 Have you tried to stop eating sugar and see what might happen ? Many of the ill effects of sugar are not seen or felt for many years. The build up of visceral fat (fat around/inside vital organs) and the damage on blood vessels are only manifested when damaged has already occurred (heart attacks, sight impairment, hypertension, kidney failure) . Hence why diabetes if poorly control (persistent high sugar levels in blood) is sometimes call the silent killer.
Grew up in the UK ... lots of sugar in my childhood, as an adult I continued ...until I developed diabetes last year ... I found Dr Berry ... within 3 months of being on Keto and not taking in sugars .. I no longer have diabetes ... Thanks Dr Berry x
12 weeks sugar free today!! Whoop
@OneHung Low *feat* :)
I want to try one week sugar free😫😫
Bravo!
Way to go Tina-Marie. I am about a week behind you. Giving up sugar was the best thing I have ever done.
The longest journey begins with the first step. @@lovekindness5637
When I started Keto and was still craving sweets someone suggested having a few olives. I bought a jar of little green manzanilla olives - zero carbs - and it really nipped the sweet craving in the bud. I never would have thought so, but it worked.
Could this be because of the salt in them? It's my understanding that, when eating a keto diet, it is challenging to maintain proper sodium/mineral levels, and that causes cravings.
@@gunsandcommissions Could be, I don’t know. 👍
Anytime I have been on keto I craved olives and marinated artichokes
@@chrishnah Pickles help, too. I’ve always craved something sweet after a meal, or just whenever. If I have a dill pickle (no sugar added) it kicks the craving away - at least for a while. Curing cravings takes time. But little things to get us through are helpful.
My boss said the exact same thing, olives helped so much.
People are literally trading their health for sugar.
That is a very compelling way to think about consuming sugar. I've never thought of it in that context, but it is very true.
As a diabetic I gave up bread, rice, pasta, sweets years ago. But I continued to eat an apple &/or orange each day. 2 hours after dinner I craved salty snacks like chips. Went ketovore/carnivore & stopped eating fruit and most vegetables. Those cravings soon stopped & I lost over 80 pounds so far. I'M A CARB ADDICT IN RECOVERY, THANKS TO DR BERRY.
I had myself a sugar binge over the weekend. I'm starting to think this really is an addiction; I know what it does to me, I want to stop, but I keep binging again. Perfect timing.
It is a very addictive drug. I have to completely avoid it, or I spiral out of control.
sarasmr 42 same here. Three pieces of carrot cake, one huge piece cheesecake and some other junk. Need to detox and exercise
@@lovekindness5637 What's the most efficient/effective way to detox?
Candice Famber Avoidance
@@candicefamber5434 healthy keto, push the healthy fats, lots of keto-aide (water with Himalayan pink salt, NoSalt (potassium chloride) and lemon juice and/or apple cider vinegar) All the salad you can stand. Dr. Berg recommends 7-10 cups daily.
Its great to see all these comments of people that have turned their life around
Thank you for the information Dr.Barry
I agree!
I am a recovering sugar addict. I never had a problem with breads, chips, pasta etc, it was always the sweet stuff. I hid candy, cookies, cupcakes, stole candy from my kids at Halloween, I would go to a cupcake place and pay cash just in case my husband looked at our account online. I totally had the obsessive thoughts about sugar, thinking about getting my next fix. By the grace of God I never weighed 300lbs. I’ve gone cold turkey off of sweets a few times and every time I did, for the first couple days I would break out in a cold sweat a few times each day and would get dizzy, and I also had horrible headaches for about 4-5 days. I did keto for a few months but still struggled with my sugar addiction, it wasn’t until I went carnivore that my obsessive thoughts about sugar went away. I certainly don’t struggle with it now like I used to, however now, if I eat something sweet, even just a bite, my brain freaks out and wants to eat the whole container of whatever sweets I just ate. The struggle and the addiction to sugar is so real!!
Cindy
Actually, the science is in that breads and pasta....any overly processed powder will light up the dopamine in your brain. All of the carbs are the same as sugar. Abstinence from both flour and sugar are the key
One day at a time! I have not had either in over 2 years
True, but I was always able to say no to breads. Couldn’t say not to the sweets. I haven’t had bread, pasta, rice, etc since July of last year and don’t miss it :) sweets on the other hand....
Thank you for sharing your story Cindy! There are so many people out there struggling in the same way. Keep going - it sounds like you are moving in the right direction! Blessings to you and your continued improvement.
@@gailc3042 That's so awesome. I'm going to do this. Just as soon as I finish this pizza and ice cream.
Cindy you are an awesome inspiration. Ty for sharing your story. HUGS and blessings 👍🦋🌌
It's mind-blowing to think that people don't realize that sugar can be highly addictive! I have tried to give it up for years, and I finally have broken free from my cravings, thankfully. Yes, I hid it from my husband and felt guilty every time. I also acted like a crazed crack addict when I was stressed out. I am *finally* free of my addiction!
122 days sugar free and -41lbs.. thanks doc! Your videos and knowledge on the ketogenic diet have helped me tremendously. 🙌
That's so awesome! Congrats pixigirl!
Withdrawal symptoms start at 10:00. Dealing with a sugar addiction starts at 12:00.
Step 1: Know you have an addiction, know how much sugar and carbs foods have
Step 2: Stay full, ie satiated on protein and healthy fats. Eat a LCHF or keto or carnivore diet.
Step 3: Do things that stimulate dopamine production in your brain. Run, sex, walk, hug
Step 4: Clean out your kitchen. Get rid of all the sweets and high or processed carbs. Even milk.
Step 5: Admit you are a sugar addict to others. Get them to help, don't bring me pie, cake, etc.
Step 6: Make a plan to cut your sugar consumption. Do better today than you did yesterday.
Step 7: Get plenty of sun and sleep.
Step 8: Deal with other addictions too - smoking, alcohol, etc.
Thx for posting this, it took a bit to scroll thru comments to find that someone posted the recap of this video. I like to take snapshots of recaps to help remember.
Thank you!
100% have a sugar addiction. Time to kick it, thank you for the advice 😊
Thank you
Let's beat sugar, and become summer ready 💪😏
An elderly doctor helped me to stop all that immediately when he told me, “It’s not whether or not you are going to have a heart attack or stroke. It’s whether you will have a heart attack or stroke before you get to your car when you leave here.”
HbA1C = 12.9
Triglycerides >800
HDL = 14
Stopping was easy after that.
That did it for me. Thanks doc.
WOOOOAAAAHHH! Update us on your levels now that you’re trying to eliminate sugar.
My hbA1c 5.9, triglycerides 233, HDL 49 6 mos ago
A week ago 5.5, 96( ya baby!) 51.
Sugar makes my body hurt. Keto took all that pain away.
When I quit sugar. I had shakes and heart palpitations... scared the crap out of me but a tsp of salt in a shot of water took it away in 5 to 10 min. Wish I would have known that trick before I quit cold turkey... no one online talks about that enough in detail to prepare others. After that is was smooth sailing and my arthritis is gone, it's gone, gurd gone and replaced with tons of energy! Love it!
Wonderful.
Thank you for your comment. I've heard about headaches and fatigue, but not much about heart palpitations which led me to give up the last time I tried. I'm doing some things differently this time so hopefully I'll be able to stick through the withdrawal and feel the benefits!
I use to make deals and hide stuff all the time before keto. Down 30 pounds now.... Not going back
@FarOut WatchTower good for you!! May I ask why no sun between 11am - 3pm..?
You can tell that you are addicted to sugar if your response to the idea of not eating carbs is "I can't give up ... x". When we are unable to consider the idea of giving up bread, pasta, and rice, that is an indication of an addiction. Most of my clients struggle with giving up bread, not ice cream. Interestingly, as adults, we often limit the fun carbs but give ourselves unlimited access to the grains and starchy vegetables. We have been taught that grains, vegetables, and fruit are healthy. To now learn that, not only are they unhealthy but also habit forming is extremely troubling. This idea contributes to the fact that it takes many people that need this information a long time to accept it. I'm happy Dr. Berry put out this video because it helps solidify the fact that our mental health and physical health come together to create our overall feeling of well being.
Update: I've been doing the ketovore diet the last few weeks with various degrees of success and I think I'm finally getting fat adapted because I've noticed I don't crave sugar so much anymore. Sometimes not at all. Never thought I'd be saying that but it's true!
Bravo!
You’re absolutely right. Trash food is everywhere and so easy to fail at keto. I want to make this last. Just have to try to stay motivated and disciplined.
Keto diet got rid of my severe sugar addiction. I couldn’t believe it but it did. Maybe adding intermittent fasting 16 hours a day.
I have hid sweets many times from by family.
As a recovering addict I have been saying this is an addiction for the longest time ! Thank you for speaking on this ! It needs to be said more often !
Hello. My name is Pamela, and I am a sugar addict.........I am weak, weak, weak!!! Thank you, Dr. Ken, you rock (even if I do not want to hear it!!) :)
You're not alone Pamela. I am weak, I can't turn the candy away. Same with bread.. good luck
145 days ago i quit my sugar addiction. Now i feel free and lost a lot of weight.
Wow! Well done!
It may be an addiction if you say I can quit it any time I like, but I choose not to.
The addiction will give you all sorts of reasons to not stop it's use. The state of denial is large and powerful.
I quit alcohol in 1978, tobacco in 1988, sugar in 2018. I have no regrets about stopping any of it.
6 for 6. I was very aware that I was a sugar addict, but this was like whoa 🤯🤯🤯
I have successfully followed Keto since 7/1/2018 and lost 143.2 during this time. I have had some setbacks and probably got a years worth of sugar in carbs and refined sugars in each cheat day as I am also a compulsive binge eater. Interestingly this is how I knew I was a carb addict. One month or more into keto heavier on fat and meat than the veg, I am barely even hungry. The instant I eat bread, pasta, icecream, cake etc. I become a compulsive eating machine. Loved this video and I believe it is very helpful. Many people pooh-pooh me when I say it is a mental and physiological disorder. But I know the truth 😣
Getting over my sugar addiction was/is super hard. I would feel extremely hungry, shaky and desperate for food. Rather than give in to my sweet cravings, I would shove a slice of turkey and cheese into my mouth, or eat some steak, or eggs. I was having to eat sooooo often to keep the feeling of starvation down, and to keep myself from feeling like I was starving, but within a week or so, that starts to go away. Suddenly I'm able to fast for 20h a day and feel great, sleep like a baby, have a ton of energy, never think of sweets, or very rarely and not crave them, even thinking about them would make me feel sick. During the worst of it, I would definitely hide sweets, or eat them quickly before anyone else came home, or go to the drugstore for a few things I needed and come out with a pile of sweets I swear I don't even remember picking up. People laugh when I tell them I have a problem with it. They literally laugh in my face. Few people think this is an actual problem because it's "socially acceptable", unlike doing a big line of cocaine at work, or something. I struggle to keep it going for long periods of time, though. I will do well or a month or two and then I find myself making an excuse to eat it. Oh my coworkers baked something or oooh this thing I love is on sale for so cheap. I had a rough week and weekend and have spent the day back at square one feeling like crap, feeling starving, constantly shoving healthy snacks into my mouth to distract myself and kicking myself for ruining the excellent streak I was on. I think part of that comes from seeing the lbs melt away when I first stop and after a few weeks, or a month or so, it plateaus and my mind automatically thinks - Well if I'm eating healthy and exercising but no more weight is coming off, I may as well eat whatever I want. I need to work on that but since no one thinks it's a thing, it's very hard to find support when you're struggling. Drugs and alcohol, even shopping, no problem, there are a million rehab facilities and programs designed to help. Sugar - You're on your own
I absolutely agree with you
I hear exactly what you are saying and the struggle is real - abstain or be out of control!! I can say however, the longer I am without sugar the more sweet smelling sweets/treats smell sickening, but I still dream of cake.
A p …..i think you are me…..we have to do better
Be your own advocate 😊
I realize your comment is 2 yrs ago, and I hope you are doing well. I agree about the lack of rehab centers for quitting sugar AND smoking. These are drugs too. It would be great if we could go away somewhere for 3 or 4 weeks and learn how to have a ‘normal’ day without the drug.
I would also add "avoid zero carb sweeteners", if you can avoid all sensations of sweetness for a couple of weeks you wont even miss it.
That's what am shooting for
I still miss it.
I understand and accept that it will be much longer than a few weeks for me.
My Splenda is my sanity saver. I do 6 packets in my coffee a morning. I sip it all day.
@@cblocker3149 For me, the monk fruit erythritol blend tastes so much better and is so much healthier than Splenda. I couldn't give up sugar without it. Cheers!
Bet
Sugar is the gateway drug.
I agree, to all drugs!
Yes even if you do not do illegal drugs,one will be on medication for diabetes,hypertension,and a host of other life style diseases. Once you get on these medications,you have another issue.
I am a Coke addict, the can one
Right you are! Kids start young and next is Alcohol is high sugar and I firmly believe that’s the start of alcohol problems. I gave up alcohol a whole lot easier than sugar and still struggling.
You're absolutely right, and I ONLY just realized this a few days ago (I'm 25)! I cannot believe I didn't connect the dots sooner ...
Broke up with sugar Jan 14, 2022 and started a KETO lifestyle. Down 21 lbs- feel so much better!! Improvements in many areas: mood, sleep, gums, energy, skin. Thank you so much, Dr. Berry for sharing information that is changing lives.
One year Keto-versary next week , I went cold turkey without any problems , so did my husband .
I am happy for you.....Not everyone is an addict.....but I am....
This is a struggle. High stress reels me back to the sugar addiction.
Your timing is perfect. Been on keto for just over a year and been doing IF OMAD/WARRIOR the whole time.. but.. for the last month I have fallen in to a sugar hole and every day I keep saying tomorrow no more sugar and yet I fond myself saying the same thing every day all the while LITERALLY stuffing myseof with sugar, chips ans bread..
I know why this happens I know how to prevent it and I KNOW how easy it is to stay off but once I'm in the sugar train it's like my body is saying not a single F is given just eat away.
Your video happened to come out on the first day of my return to keto and IF and it's just the kick in the nads I need to remind myself why I'm doing this. I lost 52lbs in one year I'm not about to go back!
Cheers and power to all who unnecessarily crave sugar!
BaQu82 Your story sounds just like mine. Been on keto for a year, lost 50 lbs. and slowly went off it over the holidays. Kept saying I’m going to back to keto. And yesterday I recommitted myself to go off sugar. Good luck to you! Be strong!
@@jennacjohnson1969 You too m8! I mean if sometimes in life we need a break from being super heaöthy I get it. The risk here is atleast for me that I don't just jump off the train for a bit, I destroy the whole train station.
Just have to remember that being on keto is easy, getting to keto from a sugar state is not.. So bite down on a few hard days.
This happened to me as well. It's a struggle. When we quit over and over again our resolve becomes stronger. It's true, Dr. Andrew Wheil talked about it on Joe Rogans podcast. It's true. It will happen, just keep trying and eventually it'll stick!😊
You need to help some of us in this forum by providing more details so we can fo the same.
@@mwadiyakin-malebo4135 Hi, what do you mean exactly?
Watching this at 12 am after going to a gas station to get a snack. Yet somehow didn’t have time to go to the gym. This video is exactly what I needed. Thanks doc.
Something I didn't see mentioned in the video is the need for more salt when you totally cut out the sugar. Ingesting additional salt takes away the withdrawal symptoms and helps with cravings. I am sugar addict and have been for a long time. Only recently have I have begun to deal with it. Thanks, Dr. Berry, for all your informative videos.
I was going to ask him to do a salty food addiction video but he did say salty foods is part of the sugar addiction 😢
WOW Dr Berry. It works!!! I’ve done every diet in the world and remained 100 lbs over weight. I was always SUPER hungry even on keto. I went hard core straight meat and eggs only I stuffed myself once a day and then went 23 hours before eating again the first week was a little tough then something happened and I have no hunger or cravings at all it’s crazy. I feel so empowered and in control. I have Always been consumed with thoughts of food and now I have to remind myself to eat my one meal and that meal has gotten much smaller and needless to say the weight is dropping off and lm feeling GREAT!! Thank You so much Doc Berry. You are saving lives.
woke up this morning... my eyes are on point,,, while i eat my 2 eggs doused in butter with 3 slices of bacon... week 9 hoping fat adaptation comes soon.... only carbs i eat now are vegetables.... f a carb
KETO Uber LA ....you are fat adapted;) Keep going!
You got this! Takes about 6 weeks to become fat adapted
I am in my second week on hardcore keto and intermitted fasting 18/6, as a sugar addict and pre-diabetic and I just starts too get a little better, but I am miles away from being fat adapted.
@@Kris-bb8py It takes 6 weeks to start to become fat adapted, but your body gets more adapted over time. It took me 9 months to get totally fat adapted.
Now there's an idea!
I love this!! I met an MD in France in 2000 who verified then what you are saying now...the french breakfast is sugar and caffeine. I was trying to save meat from supper to have for breakfast. My host was ridiculing me. His best friend was an MD so I asked him and he agreed, the bread is sugar. His friend was shocked. I asked, can a whole country have a personality based on what they eat? He said, of course. The french blood sugar crash (IMHO) gives rise to the french ...(arguments, polemics and disputes give adrenal energy because they are low after the hypoglycemic crash). I call it the " second french disease". It is romanticised because of croissants and the continental breakfast. They start the day with carbs and coffee...there is nothing romantic about a blood sugar crash.
What helped me was 2 tbsp almond butter 2 tbsp cream cheese 6 crushed almonds and dust with 1/2 teaspoons of 100% cocoa powder!!!!!! 😁 its sooooo good
YaYaBell what do you use this for? It sounds sooo good, was just curious, thank you JaneenMrsny
Well, it looks like I was a sugar addict, but not from sweets themselves. December 2023 I dumped all the things you mentioned at a food donation center and never looked back. Feeling so much better today. Thank you for creating these informative videos.
It horrible to eat sweets when you been on a Ketogenic diet. I got sick like I was partying all night. It keep me from doing it again.
Lost 85 pounds on keto in 6 months.
After hitting 316 lbs and next surgery could no longer work out had to do something. After 6 months with great success I tried eating carbs again and started craving. Gained 30 lbs back and realized I am a sugar addict even though I don't eat that many sweets.
Thank you dr. Barry you were the one that got me on track with these videos.
I quit cold turkey! Then I binged! Then I quit and so on..... it's an everyday battle! I've been keto/carnivore since July/18 and the battle is real! Thanks for the tips!!!
Same here. Started keto last year but like once a month I for some reason binge eat on junk. Then I feel like crap for a couple days. I still don't know why I binge the junk. I guess not meal/treat prepping!
Taking magnesium and potassium supplements helped lessen some of my cravings.
I actually broke into a sweat watching this - I have such a sugar addiction....when I cut out sugar/bread as I've often done, I actually suffer from depression....seems to be a painful cycle....
It sure is .
It's been 1 year with this sugar/binge addiction. It's horrible man. I've tried to quit so many times. It developed because of constant dieting for fitness. Most I've gone Is about 6-7 days. I will beat it today
Daughter & grands moved in , with all the junk food . 2 weeks of wrong eating & gaining weight & feeling bad! So hard right now but trying today to ignore the junk food & not live stressed 😩 pray for me 😝
who is questioning this?
The question is.. who is not adicted? Nowdays everything has sugar...
“It may not be your fault, but it is your problem”. This statement, if taken to heart and acted upon, would completely change the face of this country and maybe the world.
Where have you been all my life??? I’m 68 and I never knew what carbs were and what harm they can do to me! Thanks for your videos !!!
I don't smoke, drink, gamble or anything like that. However up until recently I would drink a full 2 liter of root beer a day. I learned one 2 liter of root has almost half a pound of sugar. I was drinking AT LEAST half a pound of sugar in one day, not including what I ate. It's very clear to me that I am a sugar addict.
Thank you so much. I'll send this to people I'm helping. I'm in recovery from alcoholism and now it grieves me that when new people come to AA they're encouraged to eat sugary things to deal with the craving for alcohol (which as we know, is sugar!).
That is bad advice (which I am sure you know) - just to trade one addiction for another! Glad you are helping others.
Need bacon
@Jacky Glasgow I’m a friend of Bill Wilson to. I’m Keto and have been for months and it’s fantastic. 6 years sober btw. However they have to deal with the alcoholism first as it will kill them first. When it comes to addiction deal with what’s going to kill you first. For me that’s alcohol, drugs, sex, diet then exercise, in that order. Once you find away to overcome alcohol you can do ANY good thing you want too.
Well done on your recovery and God bless.
Maybe for some inAA eating a little sugar is the lesser of the two evils, give them some leeway, iwould not be too legalistic at the beginning of sobriety.
God bless 💖🇦🇺
Yes. in AA we (some of us) are told to carry around a bag of jelly beans and it's worth the loss of teeth and getting fat as long as you get over the alcohol addiction. Now, many of us are toothless and fat as hell. Lose one addiction and onto another.
I just spoke to one of my husband's patients, about his wife; and I gave him your name to look up. He surprised me by telling me that his wife has an appointment with you. She has had it for three months now. Awesome! I told him I was jealous! I'm an RN, my husband is an osteopathic family physician; I am a walking example that the Keto way of life works, and I
tell anyone who wants to know about it; yes, in his office. Patients comment about my success, and my husband is proud of me. My husband has cut carbs, he never was a sugar addict, and he is at a healthy weight, but he's still mostly old school. - Rose
@KenDBerryMD, I needed this message more than ever today. I'm down 68 lbs. thanks to keto, but nose dived into all things sugar at Easter and needed to remember my addiction. Cold 🦃 time.
I know. What is it with all the chocolate temptations at every holiday? You're doing great. Just get back on it!
@@cashopa right?! Thank you! 😘 full steam ahead!
I never realized that milk would be on the list of sugar. It makes sense. I still craved sweets on ketovore, dairy...Thanks will drop the dairy
Oh my word... you are right about sugar addiction.. and where sugar hides... My husband use to hide candy everywhere and was much like a dog with a bone. My adult children have similar traits... I use to laugh about my husband's behaviour but now realize he was suffering from an addiction.... thank you for your straight talk about sugar!
As one who gave up bacon/pork after my best friend died from an antibiotic resistant bacteria, sometimes you miss it. But, when I’ve accidentally gotten it at a restaurant, it doesn’t taste anything like I remember. Sugar withdrawal was REALLY TOUGH!!! Painful! My doc said it was because the bacteria that feed on the sugars were dying.
Sugar addiction is very real I seen it firsthand my brother said he’d rather die than quit drinking Coca-Cola I couldn’t believe it
I am so glad there is erithritol and stevia, almond and coconut flour.
Thank you! Thank you for taking the shame and taboo out of sugar addiction. Thank you. My favorite part was "it may not be your fault, but it is your problem." Most people laugh at me and tell me sugar addiction isn't real. That's a lie. My friend is a recovering alcoholic and we have the same emotions and problems. We talk about and through it all the time. So again, thank you.
The BEST Doctor online!! My favorite!
Hi! My name is Janice and I am a sugar addict! I got control of it by cutting out large groups of no-no foods at a time. Like anything with white flour in it, was thrown out and not brought back into the house. I didn't know what I was doing. I just knew that the more I tried to lose weight, the more I gained. I knew white flour was bad. The thing was, I didn't substitute the thrown out stuff with a bread made out of something "healthier" than white flour. Doing that stopped the weight increase and I saw a little decrease in weight. It did take about a month to get a grip on not having white flour. Then I gave up my soda pop, Pepsi, Sprite, whatever you want to call it. It was always "diet" "zero calorie" but I knew I was addicted to it so out that went and I lost more weight. Then I tackled fruits and veggies, condiments. I got better educated by these videos and other information and ended up losing 100 pounds, 12 more to go. I also quit smoking 6 years ago. I know I get easily addicted to just about anything so I'm taking better care of myself.
Janice MacEachern Hi Janice. Welcome to the recovering carboholics club. 😆
I have realized, Anything worthwhile takes effort. You are doing great ! 😀👍
Congrats you are awesome.
I've been in the carnivore diet for 3 weeks now and I stopped craving carbs and sugar a couple of days ago; the beautiful thing about it was that I was actually aware of it when it happened!
ketogenic diet two years, off of insulin and pills. two months into it, it was like what I loved the most- say an apple fritter- was no longer metaphorically in front of me, it was down the hall behind a glass window. It was there, but I no longer craved it or wanted to 'cave" and eat it. Most amazing thing ever. I never thought that was something that could happen.
I have been a sugar addict, since childhood. Keto helped me kick it and I lost 18 lbs. But sugar creeps back. I've gained back 5lbs and I'm certain it's the sugar creep. Good to see this video and renew my resolve to not be a sugar addict!
Thank you for this information. I am just starting my Keto journey.I had a RNY bypass 2 1/2 years ago I lost 150 lbs to stabilize at 150. Recently, I noticed I had 15lbs creep up on the scale. I am never going back to what I was before. So I started watching your channel and learning about Keto after RNY.
Thank you for all this reliable information from a trusted source.
PS. I do hide my bacon, other wise my 7 and 10 year old will eat it all before I can eat my portion.
I just started making more, my 5 yo grandson gives me a run for money on consuming bacon 😂
I was sugar free for months slid back time to get back on track ! Sugar addiction is no joke ,Thanks for the video.
bacon with Parmesan (freshly shredded) cheese...... omg
I am 100% an addict.
I used to pride myself on the fact that I have no addictions (smoking, alcohol, drugs, etc.)
That went out the window in the recent past when I recognized my inability to forgo the chips, pasta, and candy (and rice, and potatoes, and corn, and beans, and...).
Even now, being keto for months, I still cling to having 'keto breaks' scheduled out into the future to get past the weak moments.
Testing helps me. It takes DAYS to get back to the numbers I want after just one cheat. It's frustrating. So when I feel myself wanting to give in, I pull up that feeling of frustration as a deterrent.
I haven't drink any dr.pepper for three months. I was drinking three a day
That is great!
Good on you! I switched to diet, am thinking it isn't the answer, either!
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@@joane8651 please STOP drinking ANY soda ! It's really killing you. I used to drink way too much diet Pepsi then realized this is killing me and I want to watch my daughter's grow old with me. You must stop spiking Insulin with ANY type of Sugar or carbohydrate. Taking magnesium and potassium supplements helped lessen some of my cravings. Check Dr. Eric Berg on RUclips. Go Keto and intermittent fasting !
Coca cola and Pepsi 2 twenty oz. Per day habit gone now
Currently 3 months deep in keto lifestyle. Had suger over our last holiday break and has taken 2 weeks to kick the sugar. Now, I know I can't touch it. One bite leads to 50 bites. NOT WORTH IT! Live and learn...right?!
I'm definitely addicted to sugar. I've been trying to wean myself off but I'm a procrastinator. Cold turkey, with bacon, will be my best bet. I haven't been in ketosis yet, but I certainly feel better when I haven't had carbs in a day or two. I don't feel bloated and tired until I cave to the carbs. That, however, is what I use to avoid eating them. It's how I stopped drinkin a couple years ago. It's how I stopped smoking about 3 weeks ago. I understand that those things will make me feel like crap and I avoid them. Garbage in, garbage out. It bears repeating.
Thank you, Dr. Berry, for your dedication to truly helping the populace know the truth about food and how it all works.
The thing is from my experience when you tell people that, they somehow will sabotage your good intentions. So the best thing is slowly learning to say no more often. Practice makes perfect.
If you deny the addiction to sugar, then you might be an addict.
My friend told me about this video & I thought I was a sugar addict. I don’t like sweets, I like chips, my sandwiches are made with sourdough bread & protein, love all kinds of food, drink tea all day (my 1st cup with sea salt, apple cider vinegar & 1/2 squeezed lemon), but I answered NO to all of the questions pertaining to having a sugar addiction🤔.
I sleep well, outside most of the day. I’m 5’1”, about 83lbs, senior citizen. Haven’t seen a Dr. since my mid 20’s, except when I broke my collar bone in 2019. (Oh & in my 30’s for a work related injury, dog bite). I never filled my prescription medication, only took CBD oil, the Dr. & nurses took pics of my cbd oil for their family members to get them off of their prescription drugs.. I drink about 6 beers a night & smoke about a pack a day. I have your book & enjoy your videos ❤️. So am I a freak😬🤷♀️.
Completing a year of keto and cutting out the sugar was a big deal now on a carnivore lifestyle and continuing to fixing the years of damage that all the things in life that caused the damage and moving forward to feeling the best that I've ever felt in my life. These videos are priceless to help everyone get a real understanding of what is really going on inside things you can't physicaly see with your eyes.
I did carnivor for 3 weeks to support a loved one. I am 1 year postpartum and have been horribly depressed since giving birth.
The depression cleared.
Then I had a cake today and it all came back within the hour.
I wish someone had told me this sooner. I might have been a better mom.
"It may not be your fault, but it IS your problem"~ seriously strong statement. Also, a statement that helps folks narrow it down to personal responsibility- which is always a good thing, because it also gives back control, & who doesn't want to be in control? =) We realize it's for each of us to tackle our problems, w/ proper supports & tools, & we then get to enjoy the 'rewards' that come with having overcome said problem. It's awesome.
*Also, super important to remind people that "ALL CARBS end up as sugar forms". Really appreciate this being emphasized.
Wow this makes so much sense to me. And why I gained 30 lb when I quit smoking. Thank you, I am currently working on removing sugar from my diet.
I absolutely have a sugar addiction!! Been serious Keto for about 6 months now and it's SO much better!!
Yes, sugar makes us happy. I have realized that I replaced love and affection of my parents with sugar. It was the only ‘sweatiness’, in my life.
Great video!!!!! ❤️
Heres some sticker shock for ya:
I didnt believe I was a sugar addict until last night when I went to make a giant salad.
There was fructose (and soy oil) in the pickle relish, canned tomatos, yogurt dressing, and even the balsamic vinegar! All these years, I casually assumed that sugar was NOT my problem. It was a REVELATION.
Balsamic sweet yeah.. relish sweet.
I have Dr Berry’s and Neisha’s videos in a list that I watch when I am tempted or lose focus. Invaluable
Hello Dr Berry. Six out of six. Please pray for me. Tip #3 should be #2. Instead of telling your loved ones that you are "trying|" to give up sugar it would be more positive to tell them that you no longer eat foods containing sugar anymore.
Be you be true, better choices better you
Thank you Dr. Berry! I was a sugar addict (and probably still am), went keto and bam! No more cravings. That helped my A LOT while losing 45kg. Dr. Berry, would you please do *a video about keto diet and parkinson's disease* ? I hear it is very useful indeed, and I was hoping to have your point of view on that!
i just started watching your videos after i felt the symptoms of diabetic.. and im so happy that a people like you are willing to help us .. thank you so much
Dr. Berry ALWAYS keeps it real❤️
Thanks doctor Berry for sharing this vital message about sugar addiction! I've been in remission with alcohol for the past 32 years. Now I'm battling a serious sugar addiction! I wake up during the wee hours of the night with craving so bad I have to get out of bed and find sugar in any source! I've recently been diagnosed with fatty liver disease and I want to get off the sugar in all forms including carbs. My doctor doesn't have a clue how to help me so I can help myself!!! I just watch your video TWICE and took notes! I'm going to follow your advice starting this very second! Thank you for sharing how to begin this new journey!!! I'm headed to my kitchen to start the disposal process!
Thank you for sharing this! I have a sugar addiction, and am a work in progress. Working to get rid of all carbs and sugars.
3 months sugar free. Thankyou Dr Berry.
I'm so glad I watched this. It makes me feel so much better that I know how to beat this. Everything you said is the truth. Everything. I saw a lot of what I struggle with and the Keto diet has shown me that I was a sugar addict. Sugar addiction is very real.
The hard part is changing your thinking from carbs are required in every meal to carbs are a once in a while occurrence. It’s also hard to understand that sugar addiction is real because no one believes you, everyone eats sugar it’s part of the culture and even medical practice. I’m currently weaning down from carbs in every meal to lower carbs and it is tough. But I’m gonna keep going because I am so sick and tired of being overweight and constantly feeling awful. I’ve tried a few times before and failed over and over again. But when I’m eating sugar I feel insane. Up and down and sugar high and sugar crash every damn day. Honestly, I don’t know how people just live on the sugar rollercoaster like it’s normal. It’s crazy, we are not supposed to feel like that. Glad I’ve found this channel! Thank you!🙏🏼